NETWORK FINALS: SUPERSTORE and THE GOOD PLACE both gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the rerun of THE FLASH lost the same. On CBS, where local NFL preemptions figured in, everything was down: both BIG BANG THEORY reruns by 0.1, the KEVIN CAN WAIT reruns by 0.2 and 0.1, and the BULL rerun by 0.1.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: NFL Network had THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL to itself this week, and it more than doubled last week’s score for the game shared with CBS, up 1.53 to 3.00. On A&E, 60 DAYS IN held at 0.57, and BEHIND BARS was up 0.02 to 0.34. Lifetime’s PROJECT RUNWAY gained 0.03 to 0.47. ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was at 0.46. On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS rose 0.07 to 0.37, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.05 to 0.36, with DESERT FLIPPERS up 0.05 to 0.28. Cartoon Network’s early evening TEEN TITANS GO hit the Top 10, up 0.06 to 0.34, with lead-out MIGHTY MAGISWORDS at 0.29. History’s ICE ROAD TRUCKERS was at 0.29. Food Network’s CHOPPED was steady at 0.28, and BEAT BOBBY FLAY was down 0.04 to 0.24. Bravo’s MILLION DOLLAR LISTING climbed 0.04 to 0.26. On MTV, WILD N OUT gained 0.03 to 0.24, and JOKING OFF was up a tick to 0.14. Tru’s INSIDE JOKES remained at 0.22. On We, JIM & CHRISSY rose 0.02 to 0.17, and CUTTING IT IN THE ATL was up 0.04 to 0.16. Logo’s RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE ALL STARS dropped 0.04 to 0.17, but added 0.15 for a VH1 simulcast, and Logo lead-out FINDING PRINCE CHARMING fell 0.03 to 0.06. FX’s BETTER THINGS ticked down to 0.15. POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING was down 0.01 to 0.08.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday September 29, 2016

P18-49

P2+

Rank

Program

Net

Start

Mins

Rating

(000s)

1

THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: 2016 WK 4 – MIA VS. CIN

NFL NETWORK

8:27 PM

170

3.00

7,895

2

TNF POST-GAME

NFL NETWORK

11:20 PM

40

1.24

2,737

3

TNF PRE-KICK

NFL NETWORK

8:00 PM

27

1.18

3,107

4

60 DAYS IN

A&E NETWORK

9:00 PM

61

0.57

1,241

5

TNF SHOWCASE

NFL NETWORK

7:30 PM

30

0.50

1,158

6

PROJECT RUNWAY

LIFETIME TELEVISION

9:00 PM

92

0.47

1,809

7

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L: CONNECTICUT/HOUSTON

ESPN

7:55 PM

200

0.46

1,421

8

HOUSE HUNTERS

HOME AND GARDEN TV

10:00 PM

30

0.37

1,729

9

HOUSE HUNTERS INTL

HOME AND GARDEN TV

10:30 PM

30

0.36

1,548

10

TEEN TITANS GO

THE CARTOON NETWORK

6:00 PM

30

0.34

1,497

11

BEHIND BARS: ROOKIE YEAR

A&E NETWORK

10:01 PM

62

0.34

771

12

NFL TOTAL ACCESS

NFL NETWORK

1:00 AM

60

0.32

759

13

PARDON THE INTERRUPTION

ESPN

5:30 PM

30

0.30

727

14

COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L

ESPN

7:30 PM

25

0.29

764

15

MIGHTY MAGISWORDS

THE CARTOON NETWORK

6:30 PM

30

0.29

1,163

16

ICE ROAD TRUCKERS

HISTORY

10:00 PM

63

0.29

1,132

17

BLAZE & THE MONSTER MCHNS

NICKELODEON

1:30 PM

30

0.28

1,068

18

SPORTSCENTER LATE L

ESPN

11:15 PM

45

0.28

702

19

CHOPPED

FOOD NETWORK

9:00 PM

60

0.28

971

20

DESERT FLIPPERS

HOME AND GARDEN TV

11:00 PM

30

0.28

1,007

21

CONAN

TBS NETWORK

11:00 PM

60

0.28

701

22

DAILY SHOW

COMEDY CENTRAL

11:00 PM

31

0.27

692

23

HARVEY BEAKS

NICKELODEON

5:30 PM

15

0.26

1,072

24

MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY

BRAVO

9:00 PM

60

0.26

870

25

REGULAR SHOW

THE CARTOON NETWORK

8:00 PM

30

0.25

983

26

RACHEL MADDOW SHOW

MSNBC

9:00 PM

60

0.25

1,920

27

CNN TONIGHT

CNN

10:00 PM

60

0.24

1,099

28

NICK CANNON WILD N OUT S8

MTV

10:00 PM

32

0.24

482

29

BEAT B.FLAY

FOOD NETWORK

10:00 PM

30

0.24

784

30

60 DAYS IN PRE-SHOW

A&E NETWORK

8:40 PM

20

0.24

622

31

SPORTSCENTER 12AM L

ESPN

12:00 AM

60

0.24

570

32

AROUND THE HORN

ESPN

5:00 PM

30

0.24

543

33

THE OREILLY FACTOR

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

8:00 PM

60

0.24

3,224

34

CNN TONIGHT

CNN

11:00 PM

60

0.23

945

35

KELLY FILE, THE

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

9:00 PM

60

0.22

2,769

36

IJ: INSIDE JOKES

TRUTV

10:30 PM

30

0.22

419

37

BLOOD RELATIVES

INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY

10:00 PM

60

0.21

836

38

ANDERSON COOPER 360

CNN

9:00 PM

60

0.21

1,037

39

ANDERSON COOPER 360

CNN

8:00 PM

60

0.21

1,068

40

SPORTSCENTER EARLY L

ESPN

6:00 PM

90

0.20

535

41

HANNITY

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

10:00 PM

60

0.20

2,345

42

HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS

MSNBC

7:00 PM

60

0.20

1,503

43

SPORTSCENTER 1AM L

ESPN

1:00 AM

60

0.20

440

44

AT MIDNIGHT

COMEDY CENTRAL

11:31 PM

30

0.19

386

45

E! NEWS

E!

7:00 PM

60

0.19

500

46

FIVE, THE

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

5:00 PM

60

0.19

2,331

47

LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL

MSNBC

10:00 PM

60

0.19

1,790

48

GROWING UP HIP HOP: FL

WETV

9:00 PM

15

0.18

398

49

SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

6:00 PM

60

0.18

2,368

50

ON THE RECORD WITH BRIT

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

7:00 PM

60

0.18

2,135

51

JIM & CHRISSY

WETV

10:15 PM

60

0.17

360

52

HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE

ESPN

4:30 PM

30

0.17

397

53

ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES

MSNBC

8:00 PM

60

0.17

1,470

54

REVENANT, THE (2015): REVENANT, THE (2015)

HBO PRIME

8:00 PM

156

0.17

487

55

COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 12 L: KANSAS/TEXAS TECH

FOX SPORTS 1

8:30 PM

232

0.17

513

56

SPORTSCENTER MORNING L

ESPN

2:00 AM

60

0.17

364

57

RUPAUL ALL STARS 2

LOGO

8:00 PM

60

0.17

292

58

SPORTSNATION L

ESPN

4:00 PM

30

0.17

363

59

NFL LIVE L

ESPN

3:00 PM

60

0.17

379

60

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

12:00 PM

60

0.16

357

61

HAPPENING NOW

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

11:00 AM

60

0.16

1,644

62

CUTTING IT: IN THE ATL

WETV

9:15 PM

60

0.16

362

63

SITUATION ROOM

CNN

5:00 PM

60

0.16

877

64

AMERICAS NEWSROOM

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

10:00 AM

60

0.16

1,798

65

ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT

CNN

7:00 PM

60

0.16

858

66

SITUATION ROOM

CNN

6:00 PM

60

0.16

806

67

FIRST TAKE L: N/A

ESPN2

10:00 AM

120

0.15

336

68

NFL INSIDERS L

ESPN

2:00 PM

60

0.15

361

69

BETTER THINGS

FX

10:00 PM

31

0.15

455

70

TNF GAMEDAY

NFL NETWORK

6:00 PM

90

0.15

367

71

COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE L

ESPN

1:30 PM

30

0.15

314

72

RUPAUL ALL STARS 2

VH1

8:00 PM

60

0.15

313

73

SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

12:00 PM

60

0.15

1,627

74

YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

4:00 PM

60

0.15

1,672

75

OTL – FIRST REPORT L

ESPN

1:00 PM

30

0.15

317

76

FOX AND FRIENDS

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

7:00 AM

60

0.14

1,238

77

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

10:00 AM

60

0.14

819

78

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

3:00 PM

60

0.14

804

79

BACKSTAGE – LN

DISNEY CHANNEL

11:00 PM

30

0.14

868

80

LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER

CNN

4:00 PM

60

0.14

816

81

AMERICAS NEWSROOM

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

9:00 AM

60

0.14

1,772

82

JOKING OFF SSN3

MTV

10:32 PM

31

0.14

277

83

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

7:00 AM

60

0.14

325

84

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

8:00 AM

60

0.14

336

85

HIS & HERS L

ESPN2

12:00 PM

60

0.14

248

86

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

11:00 AM

60

0.14

320

87

SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

3:00 PM

60

0.13

1,550

88

11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS

MSNBC

11:00 PM

30

0.13

1,437

89

RUGGED JUSTICE

ANIMAL PLANET

10:00 PM

60

0.13

486

90

FOX AND FRIENDS

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

8:00 AM

60

0.13

1,595

91

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

2:00 PM

60

0.13

851

92

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

9:00 AM

60

0.13

287

93

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

10:00 AM

60

0.13

302

94

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT

MSNBC

6:00 PM

60

0.13

1,012

95

INSIDE POLITICS

CNN

12:00 PM

60

0.13

730

96

AT THIS HOUR

CNN

11:00 AM

60

0.12

768

97

NEW DAY

CNN

7:00 AM

60

0.12

478

98

WOLF

CNN

1:00 PM

60

0.12

791

99

MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM

TRAVEL CHANNEL

9:00 PM

60

0.12

543

100

DALLAS COWBOYS CHRLDRS 11

CMT

9:00 PM

60

0.12

300

101

AMERICAS ELECTION HQ

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

2:00 PM

60

0.12

1,395

102

HAPPENING NOW

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

1:00 PM

60

0.12

1,394

103

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

9:00 AM

60

0.12

679

104

WORLD CUP OF HOCKEY L: EUROPE/CANADA

ESPN2

8:00 PM

176

0.11

296

105

WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE

BRAVO

11:00 PM

30

0.11

291

106

E! NEWS

E!

11:02 PM

62

0.11

278

107

NEW DAY

CNN

6:00 AM

60

0.11

444

108

MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A

ESPN2

6:00 AM

240

0.11

281

109

NEW DAY

CNN

8:00 AM

60

0.10

552

110

MTP DAILY

MSNBC

5:00 PM

60

0.10

1,015

111

FOX AND FRIENDS

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

6:00 AM

60

0.10

884

112

MORNING JOE: N/A

MSNBC

6:00 AM

180

0.10

881

113

GAME OF LIONS

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL

11:00 PM

60

0.10

362

114

TNT OVERNIGHT MOVIES: HOPE SPRINGS

TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION

11:45 PM

135

0.09

266

115

PARDON THE INTERRUPTION

ESPN2

6:30 PM

30

0.09

250

116

AMERICAN GREED

CNBC

10:00 PM

60

0.09

248

117

MSNBC BREAKING NEWS

MSNBC

11:36 AM

84

0.09

670

118

MAN VS. LION

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL

10:00 PM

60

0.09

352

119

NFL FANTASY LIVE

NFL NETWORK

5:00 PM

60

0.09

181

120

COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE

ESPN2

3:27 PM

33

0.08

168

121

WINSANITY

GSN

9:00 PM

30

0.08

273

122

MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE

HLN

8:00 AM

60

0.08

274

123

FOX COLLEGE EXTRA L

FOX SPORTS 1

12:22 AM

31

0.08

200

124

IMPACT WRESTLING: 139

POP

8:00 PM

120

0.08

365

125

PLACE FOR POLITICS

MSNBC

1:00 PM

60

0.08

658

126

MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL

MSNBC

11:00 AM

36

0.08

703

127

PLACE FOR POLITICS

MSNBC

2:00 PM

60

0.08

635

128

BBCA MOVIE: ALICE IN WONDERLAND

BBC-AMERICA

8:00 PM

150

0.08

211

129

I LOVE KELLIE PICKLER

CMT

10:00 PM

60

0.08

205

130

HBO FIRST LOOK

HBO PRIME

10:45 PM

13

0.08

151

131

MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE

HLN

7:00 AM

60

0.07

308

132

FOREST, THE

HBO PRIME

11:40 AM

93

0.07

151

133

PRIME BASEBALL GAME: BOS AT NYY/CIN AT STL

MLB NETWORK

7:08 PM

197

0.07

367

134

TIGER WARS

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL

8:00 PM

60

0.07

356

135

MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE

HLN

6:00 AM

60

0.07

287

136

PLACE FOR POLITICS

MSNBC

3:00 PM

60

0.07

626

137

AMHQ

THE WEATHER CHANNEL

8:00 AM

60

0.07

309

138

UEL GROUP STAGE L: MAN UNITED/ZORYA LUHANSK

FOX SPORTS 1

2:52 PM

128

0.07

149

139

PRIME MOVIE 2

IFC TV

10:45 PM

105

0.07

168

140

PLACE FOR POLITICS

MSNBC

10:00 AM

60

0.06

723

141

PLACE FOR POLITICS

MSNBC

4:00 PM

60

0.06

717

142

MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE

HLN

9:00 AM

60

0.06

243

143

AMERICAN REHAB VIRGINIA

HOME AND GARDEN TV

7:30 AM

30

0.06

210

144

YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T

POP

7:00 PM

60

0.06

450

145

MLB TONIGHT PRIME

MLB NETWORK

10:25 PM

98

0.06

242

146

AMHQ

THE WEATHER CHANNEL

7:00 AM

60

0.06

306

147

PLACE FOR POLITICS

MSNBC

9:00 AM

60

0.06

789

148

FINDING PRINCE CHARMING

LOGO

9:00 PM

60

0.06

123

149

FCK THATS DELICIOUS

VICELAND

10:00 PM

30

0.06

95

150

GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL

NFL NETWORK

7:00 AM

180

0.06

119

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MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.